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12/19/2012 - For Some, Home = Office (The Wall Street Journal)

by on December 20, 2012 7:58 pm
Today, nearly half—47%—of Aetna’s 35,000 U.S. employees work from home. We aren’t talking about checking email after dinner or working from home on Fridays. We’re talking staying home every day: no desk, no cubicle, no computer in an office somewhere. Read the full article at The Wall Street Journal.

12/18/2012 - Astronaut study holds promise for the elderly here on Earth

by on December 19, 2012 9:41 pm
Soft bones. A risk of fainting. Hardened arteries. These conditions are risks for any space traveler, but they’re also problems facing many seniors living on Earth. To accelerate scientists’ understanding of how the body ages, Canada’s leading space and health agencies are pooling money and researchers, and plan to showcase the results of the research… Read more 12/18/2012 - Astronaut study holds promise for the elderly here on Earth

12/19/2012 - Older People Become What They Think, Study Shows

by on December 19, 2012 5:13 pm
When stereotypes are negative — when seniors are convinced becoming old means becoming useless, helpless or devalued — they are less likely to seek preventive medical care and die earlier, and more likely to suffer memory loss and poor physical functioning, a growing body of research shows. Read the full article at The New York… Read more 12/19/2012 - Older People Become What They Think, Study Shows
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12/17/12 - More Seniors Trapped in Children's Student Debt (The Columbus Dispatch)

by on December 17, 2012 6:52 pm
Even in retirement, helpful parents and grandparents who took out federal loans or co-signed bank college loans for their kids are struggling with repayment. The early-morning calls from debt collectors continued even after her massive stroke, waking Bella Logan to daily reminders that she owed $75,000 in student loans. Logan is 94. The federal government… Read more 12/17/12 - More Seniors Trapped in Children's Student Debt (The Columbus Dispatch)
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12/17/12 - Using Behavioral Economics to Encourage Employees to Make Better Decisions about their 401(k) Plans (Sibson Consulting's Perspectives)

by on December 17, 2012 6:49 pm
There are many factors that will determine the balance of an employee’s §401(k) plan when he or she reaches retirement. The state of the economy, the trajectory of the markets and other outside factors during an employee’s career all come into play. Every time an employee makes a §401(k)-related choice there is an optimal and… Read more 12/17/12 - Using Behavioral Economics to Encourage Employees to Make Better Decisions about their 401(k) Plans (Sibson Consulting's Perspectives)
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12/14/12 - Millenial 401(k) Participation Dependent on Auto-Enrollment (BenefitsPro)

by on December 17, 2012 6:46 pm
Higher numbers of Millennials enroll in their company-sponsored retirement plans if their company automatically enrolls them in it, according to new statistics from Wells Fargo Retirement. In companies that do not automatically enroll eligible employees, just 13.4 percent of Millennials participate in the plan. For its research, Wells Fargo analyzed a subset of 1 million… Read more 12/14/12 - Millenial 401(k) Participation Dependent on Auto-Enrollment (BenefitsPro)

12/17/2012 - In the Middle: Why Elderly Couples Fight

by on December 17, 2012 6:42 pm
George and Gracie (let’s call them that because using their real names would make them even unhappier than they already appear to be) are in their 80s and have been married for more than 65 years. Until recently they seemed to ride the waves that are inevitable in any marriage that spans nearly seven decades;… Read more 12/17/2012 - In the Middle: Why Elderly Couples Fight

12/17/2012 - New Car Features May Keep Older Drivers Out Of The Big Yellow Taxi

by on December 17, 2012 6:38 pm
Sharon Berlin, a research analyst with AAA, says research shows older drivers are more likely to wear seat belts. They’re less likely to drink and drive. And, yes, they drive slower. “In reality, what we know is that older drivers are actually among the safest drivers on the roads,” Berlin says. Read/listen to the full… Read more 12/17/2012 - New Car Features May Keep Older Drivers Out Of The Big Yellow Taxi

12/15/2012 - Without Babies, Can Japan Survive?

by on December 15, 2012 11:55 pm
Faced with an aging society, a depopulating countryside and economic stagnation, Japan has struggled for decades to address its challenges. Nowhere is the rapid aging of Japan more visible than in rural towns like Nanmoku, where 56 percent of local residents are over 65. Over the next 25 years, the proportion of Japan’s population that… Read more 12/15/2012 - Without Babies, Can Japan Survive?
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12/14/2012 - New Burden of Disease study shows world’s people living longer but with more disability

by on December 14, 2012 8:28 pm
The health of most of the planet’s population is rapidly coming to resemble that of the United States, where death in childhood is rare, too much food is a bigger problem than too little, and life is long and often darkened by disability. Read the full article at The Washington Post.